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A Patient-Centered Intervention to Improve Opioid Safety

CompletedNot applicableNCT02791399
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

This is a randomized controlled trial of a multifaceted intervention designed to improve the safety of opioid prescribing. The specific aims of this study are to: (a) evaluate whether a multifaceted intervention (Improving the Safety of Opioid Prescribing; ISOP) enhances opioid safety, (b) assess whether participation in ISOP impacts the clinician-patient relationship, and (c) explore to what extent ISOP is associated with changes in pain and pain-related function.

Study details

Official title
A Patient-Centered Intervention to Improve Opioid Safety
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: ISOP Intervention with the Nurse Care Manager
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Start date
2016-03-23
Primary completion
2019-10-15
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Enrollment in primary care at the VA Portland Health Care System * Receiving long-term opioid therapy (for at least 3 months) for chronic pain unrelated to a life-limiting disease * Able to read and write in English Exclusion Criteria: * Age younger than 18 years old * On opioid therapy for palliative or end-of-life care * Current enrollment in an opioid substitution program * Lack of access to a telephone

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02791399